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Das Racist: Relaxnew
What now? That's a question that may have haunted Das Racist while recording Relax, their first full-length and third release in two years.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
10-06-2011 |
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Feist: Metalsnew
Let's get this out of the way first: there is no "1,2,3,4" on Feist's new record.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
10-06-2011 |
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Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (Deluxe Experience version/remastered)new
Current photographer Steven Gilmore is out of his mind — he thinks 1983's The Final Cut is Floyd's best album (that's what years of pure, unadulterated socialism does to your ears).
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
10-06-2011 |
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Thenewno2: EP002new
This four-track EP from Dhani Harrison’s band is an English mélange of folk, electronica, hip-hop, and indie rock.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Salinas |
10-06-2011 |
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DJ Shadow: The Less You Know, the Betternew
DJ Shadow's last outing, 2006's The Outsider, was a schizophrenic mixtape split between Bay Area crunk and laborious retreads.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
09-29-2011 |
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Say Revenge!: Rough Night, Sugar?new
The debut album by Say Revenge! walks a fine line. On the one hand, it's everything expected from a throwback Saytown rock band.
San Antonio Current |
Adam Villela Coronado |
09-28-2011 |
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Neon Indian: Era Extrañanew
With his sophomore effort, Alan Palomo triumphs as he abandons the whimsical cartoonish squeals of Psychic Chasms for the pop catharsis of Era Extraña.
San Antonio Current |
Veronica Anne Salinas |
09-28-2011 |
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Wilco: The Whole Lovenew
Who needs magicians pulling rabbits from hats when Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy can perform the same trick using either his head or his ass?
San Antonio Current |
Chris Parker |
09-28-2011 |
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Miles Davis Quintet: Live in Europe 1967: The Bootleg Series Vol. 1new
Unless you happen to be a musician or a very perceptive listener, it's often tough to distinguish exceptional jazz from the merely satisfactory.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-22-2011 |
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Opeth: Heritagenew
For being one of the world's foremost death metal bands, Sweden's Opeth sure are good at making non-death metal albums.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
09-21-2011 |
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Jimi Hendrix: Hendrix in the Westnew
The fourth wave of remixed Hendrix releases continues with this album of 1969-1970 live performances first released posthumously in 1972.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-21-2011 |
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Dream Theater: A Dramatic Turn of Eventsnew
After the much-publicized exit of drummer and bandleader Mike Portnoy last year, progressive metal giants Dream Theater hit back hard with their 11th effort.
San Antonio Current |
Gonzalo E. Pozo |
09-15-2011 |
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St. Vincent: Strange Mercynew
While it may technically have nothing to do with St. Vincent's (aka Annie Clark) latest release, it really is impossible to put Strange Mercy into context without mentioning her one-off performance this past May.
San Antonio Current |
J.D. Swerzenski |
09-14-2011 |
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Ana Popovic: Unconditionalnew
"Blues is unconditional, perhaps the most conservative style of all," says Ana Popovic in the liner notes to her sixth album.
San Antonio Current |
Andi Garzai |
09-14-2011 |
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Primus: Green Naugahydenew
If you never "got" Primus you're excused — Les Claypool's crazed popping bass lines are not crafted for mass appeal.
San Antonio Current |
Enrique Lopetegui |
09-14-2011 |
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